The Other Ida - Softcover

Mason, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908885246 ISBN 13: 9781908885241

Publisher: Cargo Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

A soul-searching novel about how well one woman really knows her family—Winner of the 2014 Dundee International Book Prize

 

It was nearly the scene Ida knew was coming and her palms were sweating. Instead of fairground rides there were peeling beech huts, a small girl, shivering in her nightdress, and hundreds and hundreds of furious gulls. On-screen Ida pushed her sister into the sea, and then climbed in after her.

 

Almost 30 and entirely irresponsible, Ida Irons returns home for her mother's funeral. It's the first time she's been back, or seen her younger sister Alice, in 14 years. Their mother was the caustic and secretive writer Bridie Adair, who named Ida after her infamous play. While Ida has been struggling to escape its shadow, Alice has been dealing with problems of her own. Forced to confront their fractured relationship, the sisters deal with their troubling history and search for the true story behind the play, finally asking the question: what really happened to "the other" Ida?

About this title

About the Author

Amy Mason is a writer and performer. Her show The Islanders was developed by Bristol Old Vic, and won the 2013 Ideas Tap/Underbelly Edinburgh Fringe Fund.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cargo Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908885246
• ISBN 13: 9781908885241
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 262